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the flanks, the chest, and about the eyes, which were fixed, and 
the pupils dilated ; the eyelids were immoveable ; the sight and 
the hearing completely gone; the pulse was full and hard. His 
owner told me that, about four-and-twenty hours before my 
arrival, the animal had begun to lose his appetite, and to hang 
his head below the manger, and had fallen into a state of stupe¬ 
faction which gradually increased : the flanks were agitated, the 
temperature of the body augmented ; the eyes became more and 
more red and injected; and at length the colt fell down as if he 
had been struck by a thunderbolt, and bled for some time at 
both nostrils. 
From these symptoms and appearances I could not be mis¬ 
taken in supposing it to be a violent cerebral congestion, or 
probably apoplexy. I took four pounds of blood from the tem¬ 
poral artery; amputated two joints of the tail, which I allowed 
to bleed freely ; poured cold water and vinegar on the top of the 
head ; gave purgative drinks, composed of half an ounce of aloes, 
two drachms of emetic tartar, and a pound of honey, dissolved 
in two bottles of warm water, administered in two doses, at 
the interval of an hour between each. Clysters of warm water, 
slightly saline, were given; the extremities were frequently and 
well rubbed, and the colt warmly covered. At one o’clock in 
the afternoon he began to purge; the animal, after several at¬ 
tempts, had raised his head from the litter, and appeared a little 
better. Six pounds of blood were again taken from the jugular, 
and the same treatment pursued. At six o’clock he was sensibly 
better; he had had several more liquid evacuations : the animal 
lay quietly for a considerable time, and the pulse was not quite 
so hard. 
The 27th I was informed that the purging had continued 
during the night. The patient was up, and supported himself 
tolerably, but he held his head low. The respiration was less 
laborious; the artery was softer, and the flanks almost calm. 
Nevertheless, the eyes and eyelids were in the same state, and 
the humours of the globe of the eye were slightly opaque. Cold 
applications were continued, also purgative drinks and clysters ; 
gruel with nitre was given, and two setons were inserted in the 
thighs. This treatment was continued for several days, and in 
the end was attended by a good result: the colt recovered his 
health and his vigour; but the amaurosis continued, and all at¬ 
tempts to get rid of it were f utile. 
Temporary Amaurosis during Gestation. 
CASE I. 
28 t/i of April, 1821).—A mare of about nine years old, in 
